Saturday, December 13, 2014

LINDO MAR

"LINDO MAR" BEACH

With its palm trees, sandy beaches and balmy weather, Christmas
seems strangely far away in Puerto Vallarta.The pine trees that have been for sale for
weeks in the outdoor area at Costco look sadly out of place, as if they were
part of a tree cemetery.Young Mexican
girls are tra-la-la-ing on our cobbled street and we are playing Christmas music and carols daily to get in the spirit.

At
Lindo Mar (“Beautiful Sea”) restaurant, we eat lunch on the beach under a
palapa.

A fisherman paddles in on a
yellow kayak with his fresh catch daily.Three or four pelicans and at least one frigate bird always accompany
him to the beach.

The smiling, tanned
man in the wonderful weather-beaten straw hat guts fish, shucks oysters and throws unwanted
scraps to pelicans in the water and on the beach. The black frigates, hovering in the air above the fisherman, catch
the innards tossed up to them.They are called
“tijeras” here (“scissors”) because of their split tail feathers.

December
12 was the last day of the Virgin of Guadalupe processions.They began

at 5:30 in the morning with
banging drums and the singing of la Guadalupana. The processions, music and dancing lasted until late evening.

Many of us will miss the collection of great street food stands and the very ebullient atmosphere of "Old México."

DONATIONS:Faye Cardenas– 1000 pesos

Nicole
Beaupre – 500 pesos (birthday gift for Barbara Drucker)

Michael
Turner - $50 USD

Faye
Cardenas - $425 USD

THANK
YOU to Bonnie and Jim Miller for donating their beautiful Villa Balboa to
PEACEAnimals and for the evening picnic supper and movie on December 9th.The luxurious screening room holds thirty-one people. The event was underwritten by the Millers and sold out at 500 pesos per person.And thank you to event planner Cristhian
Ríos, for organizing this perfect evening.www.villabalboa.com www.cristhianevent.com

ADOPTIONS:“Gaston,” the saucy little Fox Terrier mix
found a great home after a very short foster home stay.

HOME
NEEDED:For a beautiful,six-month old abandoned female Husky.

"LINDA" RESCATADA Y NECESITA HOGAR

Cielo and Valeria, two young girls living in
my neighborhood, brought the dog to me on Friday afternoon. They were calling her "Linda," because the dog is so pretty. After being tested negative for all diseases, she is now being boarded at LADRA.If you can donate for Linda´s tests and vaccines, please take
funds to Dr. Peña.Melchor
Ocampo 109-9. Tel: 224-0319

"LINDA" RESCATADA Y NECESITA HOGAR. MUY SANA Y TIENE 6 MESES DE EDAD

Tel:224-0319 This is not a heartbreaking case, but it is still a homeless dog that needs vet attention before adoption.
If interested in meeting this dog, please contact Brischa at LADRA:bbrischa@hotmail.com

Open
Monday-Saturday from 8 AM-2 PM. 293-3690. The Acopio is holding adoptions
every Saturday from 11 AM-2 PM at Plaza Caracól (back end of building near
McDonald´s entrance) AND Macro Plaza. Dogs are walked twice a week by
volunteers organized by Friends of Puerto Vallarta Animals. Several animals have been there for more than a year. Food is
always needed. The government contributes almost nothing.

LUNCH
DONATIONS NEEDED FOR VET TEAM: PEACEAnimals has a budget of 70 pesos per
vet team (three persons) per day for 4 days a week for lunches. Please
consider bringing lunches for our vet team to the clinics.

BURMESE BANANAS IN BAGAN

If you can do
this, please let me know so we can create a lunch schedule. By having
lunches donated, these savings can used for purchases of supplies and
medicines. THANK YOU.

SMILEAMAZON– When ordering on Amazon, if you click on the following link you
can designate PEACEAnimals as a recipient of Amazon´s donation of 0.5% of
some of your purchases. http://smile.amazon.com/ch/20-3726038

FUENTES GASCA BROS. CIRCUS IN MEXICO CITY

GOOD CIRCUS NEWS: MEXICAN CONGRESS HAS JUST VOTED TO OUTLAW WILD ANIMALS IN CIRCUSES. Training a wild animal so often involves cruelty via confinement, food deprivation and beatings. Hopefully there will be a safe and happy place for all of these animals to go to for retirement.

SCHEDULE/HORARIO:

December
17-20 –San Pancho, Nay. - Club de Gente Grande on Tercer Mundo. (Pets for Life clinic)

Directions: Leaving Costco, head south on Francisco Villa. At
the Pemex/Oxxo at Calle Viena, pull into the gas station so you can
turn left onto Calle Viena (You cannot turn left from Francisco Villa at
that light) Follow Calle Viena to the end. Turn left at the end, right at the next street, followed by another immediate left. Follow that road all the way down, past the field and the park. Go up the cobbled side of the street on the big hill. The
road forks at the top of the hill. Stay to the right and go one
block. (This street is called Palmera). At the corner, on the left, is
Abarrotes El Cheque - a landmark of sorts. Turn right and at the end
of the street on the left is a big green house. 558 Mezquite. If all else fails, follow a #3 bus, which stops right at El Cheque, and clinic is right down the street.

January 21-24 - Las Juntas, Jal.

January 28-31 - Col. Villa las Flores, Jal.

Schedule, including directions and other clinic information are always on
website: www.peaceanimals.org
and on this blog: www.gretchen-peace-and-pv.blogspot.com

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"like" PEACEAnimals on FaceBook.

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS AT THE CLINICS. Please sign up:
infopeaceanimals@gmail.com

PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING A DONATION VIA CHECK, CREDIT CARD, PAYPAL, BEQUEST OR
STOCK TRANSFER. Note: Stocks are transferred at full value without
the donating stock owner being taxed. Name of recipient of
donations for all donations is simply "PEACE."

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About Me

Gretchen DeWitt is president of the board of directors of PEACEAnimals, which was founded in 2011. She was co-founder of the SPCAPV, where she served as president for 18 months before joining the board of directors of PEACE MEXICO. Her focus was raising funds for "Ayuda a los Animales," a free spay/neuter program.